Neilston railway station
- For the station on the former Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Joint Railway see Neilston Low railway station.
Neilston  | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Gaelic: Baile Nèill | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Neilston |
| Local authority | East Renfrewshire |
| Coordinates | 55°46′58″N 4°25′37″W / 55.7829°N 4.4269°WCoordinates: 55°46′58″N 4°25′37″W / 55.7829°N 4.4269°W |
| Grid reference | NS479570 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NEI |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.411 million |
| 2004/05 |
 0.437 million |
| 2005/06 |
0.451 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.468 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.453 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.561 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.454 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.441 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | SPT |
| History | |
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 1 May 1903 | Opened[1] |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| 1 February 1919 | Re-opened |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Neilston High |
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed Neilston |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Neilston from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Neilston railway station is a railway station in the village of Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Lines, 11¾ miles (18 km) south west of Glasgow Central station.
History
The station was originally opened as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway on 1 May 1903.[1] It closed between 1 January 1917 and 2 March 1919 due to wartime economy,[1] and upon the grouping of the L&AR into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923, the station was renamed Neilston High on 2 June 1924.[1] It was renamed back to Neilston on 6 May 1974 by British Rail.[1]
The station is fully operational today as a terminal station on the Glasgow Central - Neilston line. The railway was electrified in 1962 and Class 303 "Blue Train" electric multiple units provided almost all trains services for many years thereafter, being joined by the similar Class 311 from 1967. Following withdrawal of the Class 303 and 311, Class 314 have been the mainstay of the service with occasional services operated by Class 318 and Class 334.
The line previously continued southwest to Uplawmoor, but was closed and lifted in December 1964.[2]
Services
2008
There is a daily half-hourly service from Neilston to Glasgow Central via Queens Park. The typical journey time is 27 minutes.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | First ScotRail Cathcart Circle Lines |
Patterton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Uplawmoor Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway |
Lyoncross Line open; station never constructed | ||
References
Notes
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Stansfield, G. (1999). Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways. Ochiltree: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1-8403-3077-5.